/**
 * <copyright>
 * </copyright>
 *
 * $Id$
 */
package org.quality4spl.fm.cvm;

import org.eclipse.emf.common.util.EList;

import org.eclipse.emf.ecore.EObject;

/**
 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
 * A representation of the model object '<em><b>Variable Entity</b></em>'.
 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
 *
 * <p>
 * The following features are supported:
 * <ul>
 *   <li>{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.VariableEntity#getAllProperties <em>All Properties</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.VariableEntity#getParts <em>Parts</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.VariableEntity#getApplications <em>Applications</em>}</li>
 *   <li>{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.VariableEntity#getDiagram <em>Diagram</em>}</li>
 * </ul>
 * </p>
 *
 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getVariableEntity()
 * @model
 * @generated
 */
public interface VariableEntity extends VariabilityModelFolder {
	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>All Properties</b></em>' reference list.
	 * The list contents are of type {@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.VariableProperty}.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>All Properties</em>' reference list isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>All Properties</em>' reference list.
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getVariableEntity_AllProperties()
	 * @model transient="true" changeable="false" volatile="true" derived="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	EList<VariableProperty> getAllProperties();

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Parts</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * The list contents are of type {@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.VariableEntityPart}.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Parts</em>' containment reference list isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Parts</em>' containment reference list.
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getVariableEntity_Parts()
	 * @model containment="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	EList<VariableEntityPart> getParts();

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Applications</b></em>' containment reference list.
	 * The list contents are of type {@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CDMApplication}.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Applications</em>' containment reference list isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Applications</em>' containment reference list.
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getVariableEntity_Applications()
	 * @model containment="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	EList<CDMApplication> getApplications();

	/**
	 * Returns the value of the '<em><b>Diagram</b></em>' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <p>
	 * If the meaning of the '<em>Diagram</em>' containment reference isn't clear,
	 * there really should be more of a description here...
	 * </p>
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @return the value of the '<em>Diagram</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #setDiagram(EObject)
	 * @see org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.CvmPackage#getVariableEntity_Diagram()
	 * @model containment="true"
	 * @generated
	 */
	EObject getDiagram();

	/**
	 * Sets the value of the '{@link org.quality4spl.fm.cvm.VariableEntity#getDiagram <em>Diagram</em>}' containment reference.
	 * <!-- begin-user-doc -->
	 * <!-- end-user-doc -->
	 * @param value the new value of the '<em>Diagram</em>' containment reference.
	 * @see #getDiagram()
	 * @generated
	 */
	void setDiagram(EObject value);

} // VariableEntity
